The German arms manufacturing giant has officially opened its doors to Ukraine
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Kyiv Post, according to the announcement of the Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Alexander Kamishin, the first unit of the joint production line of Germany’s Rheinmetall arms company and Ukraine’s state-owned company Ukroboronprom has started in this country. It worked.
This news has been published while Ukraine had previously announced that it plans to localize the production of weapons in this country in 2024. Rheinmetall had previously announced that it plans to set up at least four production units in Ukraine.
According to Kamishin, this unit will speed up the repair of the equipment and weapons that the West has given to Ukraine, and as a result, the equipment will reach the front line of the war with Russia sooner. will return Also, this unit will produce new armored vehicles. The location of this production unit has probably not been disclosed for security reasons.
Kamishin also said about the launch and operation of this weapons production line in Ukraine: (people) of Ukraine pay taxes and we get new technologies!
Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, said in December last year that the first “Fuchs” armored vehicles will be produced in Ukraine by the end of summer 2024.
